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" Ultimately, to have a career in movies, to a certain extent, certainly in England, you can't sustain a career in just English movies. "

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" I am a big soccer fan, and a very big Liverpool fan. "

" The worst piece of advice I've gotten in my whole career is from somebody who said, 'Remember, it's all about likeability.' "

" I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months. "

" I'm just a working actor. "

" Good dialogue is very important. "

" I had to ride a horse once. In 'King Arthur.' I said I could ride, but I had to call for lessons on the day the deal was signed. I started out on this little chunky thing and slowly moved up. It was months of work. "

" I'd love to do a Western. "

" For me really good acting is about subtext. "

" There's certainly a huge element of luck in me ending up where I've ended up. "

" If you are making a script based on a book it can be frustrating going back to the source novel, because you're turning the story into a totally different thing; the narrative of film is different from that of a book. "

" If you explode onto the scene at a very young age, there are so many people pulling you in different directions. It takes time to recalibrate and see what's important. "

" Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world. "

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" I can't remember ever being involved in a fight in a movie where I haven't done most of it. "

" I've been very fortunate with the scripts I've had and the people I worked with. "

" A room full of great sportsmen is so much better than a room full of actors. "

" There's not a big gun culture in England at all still. "

" A huge part of acting in movies is appetite. You do your best work when you've got a lot of appetite and you really want to embrace something. When you get tired, you don't have that hunger. "

" I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it. "

" You're always dealing with emotions as an actor. "

" For me, London is and always will be home. "

" As a teenager I was crazy about David Bowie. He was a huge inspiration for me. I dressed a little bit crazily in school and dyed my hair every colour under the sun. "

" I'm not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role. "

" When you are shooting action, there is a satisfying thing because your objectives are very clear. "

" I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice. "

" Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible. "

" One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open. "

" After writing a page, Hemingway would let it float to the ground. He never crumpled pages - he believed that if you crumpled them, you'd be insane in a year. "

" After drama school I did a seven-month tour of Europe performing in 'Romeo and Juliet.' I played Romeo. "